Netflix's best shows to watch in early August 2026 include 'My Life with the Walter Boys' and a new Ricky Gervais comedy

A new Swedish murder mystery series is climbing the Netflix top 10 list, and has a solid Rotten Tomatoes critic score as it does so.

This is a lot to say that trying to figure out what you want to watch on this particular streamer can feel like a second job. So, let us try and help. Here are the series you need to watch on Netflix right now.

A host of movies and TV shows are set to leave Netflix in the streaming service’s upcoming content shake-up, including a slew of superhero features, as well as several animated classics. Among the

In 2026, Netflix is still the biggest name in at-home (or, just as important, on-phone) entertainment, maybe second only to YouTube. Though the final season of Stranger Things wasn’t all that, Netflix’s TV offerings are still quite good.

Colman Domingo-led limited series “The Headlands House” has landed at Netflix following a competitive bidding war, TheWrap has learned.

From Nigella Lawson joining as judge to Audience Choice Week, here is what to expect from 'The Great British Baking Show' Collection 14 on Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Yeun, Emmy winner for Netflix’s Beef, is returning to the streamer as the lead of Pagans, one of the buzziest new series of the past year. Yeun will star in and executive produce the supernatural drama from Say Nothing creator Joshua Zetumer.

Netflix and AMC Studios are set to co-produce the drama series “Bannerman,” Variety has learned. The series is based on John R. Maxim’s Paul Bannerman novels, of which five were published. This marks the first Netflix/AMC Studios co-production.